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不久前，加拿大一位女穆斯林议员提出一项编号M103的动议，试图将批评伊斯兰定性为犯罪。很多人认为这是侵犯言论自由，一个名为canadian coalition of concerned citizens的组织，3月4日周6在加拿大66个城市中午12点同步举行抗议集会。也有很多人，也许更多的人，认为这是在保护穆斯林，他们也同步同时同地举行反抗议集会。
3月4日是周6，我没有比言论自由更重要的事情，决定去看看批评伊斯兰，谁在支持谁在反对。
11:30提前到了抗议和反抗议的地点－多伦多市政厅广场，广场有个舞台，上下已经围满了人，大概几百人，演讲的、鼓掌的、敲锣打鼓的，已经如火如荼，我还以为我来得早呢。
我里三圈外三圈转了好几圈，发现现场的牌子全是支持M103，即禁止批评伊斯兰的。一半的牌子是向穆斯林示爱的，比如：refuge welcome，Muslim refuge welcome,fight islamphobia、要爱不要恨、穆斯林是我们的兄弟、伊斯兰是和平宗教等等.。另外一半牌子是帮穆斯林泄愤的，反对M103的是fascist法西斯、racist种族分子等等，顺带骂美国总统Trump。下面是部分牌子。
到之前，我以为会看到很多穆斯林、黑人和其他少数族裔到场支持M103，恰恰相反，让我惊讶的是，现场支持者大部分是白人，而且是年轻白人帅哥美女，其中很多是一个人来的白人美女。可惜我当时忙着拍牌子，忘了拍脸蛋。事后找到下面这张照片，笑嘻嘻坐在地上的2位，不太小也不太大的白人美女。
不知道在人群里转了多少圈，终于找到一个支持Trump的牌子，是个白人小帅哥举着，孤胆闯敌营啊。我向他竖起大拇指，拍了下面这张照片。
快到12点了，除了这个人小胆大的帅哥，还没有反对M103的其他人出现。当时想，他们是被吓着不来了？换地点了？我赶紧看手机，察看他们的网站，还没看出个究竟，就听到广场一角，离舞台老远传出喇叭声，舞台周围的人立刻转身，高喊着法西斯，向那里冲去。
抗议M103的集会准时开始，支持M103、要爱不要恨的也准时开始打人。我还没有走到那里，就看到已经打人了，警察当场逮捕2个白人帅哥。后来又有几起攻击，都是要爱不要恨的打人。现场还始终站着一些黑衣蒙面人，看起来像为了和平的穆斯林随时动武的样子，有几个警察一直警惕地跟着他们。晚上看了2个电视台的新闻，都提到了冲突，但没有一个提及谁打了谁。
我走到抗议M103的集会，警察已经迅速用自行车筑起了一道保护墙，把抗议者围在里面。大概看到我这中国人面孔，知道我不管支持哪一方，都不会吵闹打骂，让我顺利“入围“，还进进出出几次。但如果有白人和黑人要进，一概禁止，气得一个白人跟警察大吵了起来。下面是我在“inner circle”中拍的。里面只有大概30人，还没有另一方的十分之一，难怪无法占据广场舞台的“有利地形”，只能“龟缩”在一角。
下面这些照片是他们在集会一开始唱国歌，我伴唱，尽管五音不全还记不住完整歌词。注意到照片里的加拿大国旗了吧，只有反M103的在挥舞国旗，而支持的有几百人，竟然没有一个记着带面国旗的。
接下来是抗议者的演讲，让我惊讶二度的是，演讲者全是穆斯林，没有一个白人！
下面照片远处举牌子的女士是穆斯林，正在演讲，内容是伊斯兰的真相。
看到下面这个蒙面女穆斯林在演讲，别以为她在夸伊斯兰多么和平多么宽容多么有爱，她在控诉！控诉自己很小，就根据伊斯兰法被强迫结婚，嫁给她从来没有见过的男人；控诉因为拒绝这种蒙面穿戴被殴打，所以她今天特地穿了这一身黑袍……。耐人寻味的是，支持M103喜爱穆斯林的那一方，却没有一个如此清真打扮的。
这是我最喜欢的口号之一：“真相－新的仇恨词汇”。
让我惊讶三度的是，支持言论自由反对M103一小撮中，有印度人，还不止一个。下面是一个。
这是我在外圈时拍摄，另外一个印度人在和一个白人辩论。听到一个白人骂印度人是法西斯种族分子，顿觉耳目一新，如果不是如雷贯耳的话。
我已经惊讶三度了，让我惊讶十度（不是四度）的，是这个支持言论自由的疑似华人老奶奶，正在和几个白人帅哥美女辩论，她的牌子也是我最喜欢的之一：free to criticize。我真希望她是华人，告诉世界华人也有胆维护自己自由说话自由批评的权利，而不只是旁观别人冲锋陷阵挨打挨骂，然后自己跟在后面坐享其成洋洋得意占了便宜。我也很高兴，只有30个维护言论自由的人里，还有一个东方面孔，但在支持M103的几百人里，没有一个公开举牌的亚裔！
围在外圈和反M103辩论喊口号的，基本上是白人，年轻帅哥美女，支持M103的少数族裔都在他们后面敲锣打鼓助威。晚上看的2个电视台新闻，凡是支持M103的，采访都是少数族裔，凡是反对的，采访的都是白人，根本没有穆斯林、印度人、疑似华人老奶奶反对M103维护言论自由的影子，更不用说那个蒙面女穆斯林控诉伊斯兰的镜头了。所以如果只看电视节目，那就是弱势有色人种在反对强势白人法西斯，而当时的情景正好相反。
在场的警察值得称赞，有效地保护了M103抗议者的集会权利，另一方有至少10倍之众，高枕无忧。除了徒步骑自行车的，还部署了骑着高头大马的二队警察，分列二侧。有次场面刚有点Hot，一人高的几匹大马二步就踏进冲突区，现场立刻安静下来，谁都不敢乱动，以免被大蹄子踢飞。我后退时，头碰到了一个前进的大马腿，吓得赶紧跳开，这是当天最“危险”的一次。接着，十几个美女围成半圆，坐在马队前，看那意思，当她们要爱不要恨的帅哥再次打人时，就打算用娇躯阻止警察介入，场面美的有点毒啊。可惜，我不慎删掉了相关照片。
最后警察筑起人墙，护送M103抗议者离开现场，并确保他们不被跟踪。他们走后，留在现场的牌子被白人帅哥统统砸毁。这是警察围住最后几位，准备护送他们离场。
个人以为，这次抗议M103维护言论自由的集会相当成功，他们没有使用一些“极端”的口号，比如“禁止穆斯林”、“伊斯兰是魔鬼”，演讲者都不是白人，所以主流媒体虽然很想但是无法把它定性为反穆斯林反伊斯兰反移民，各级政府官员也无法大义凛然地谴责。我在现场，深深感受到要爱不要恨的年轻人，基本上是白人帅哥美女，对法西斯、纳粹、种族分子、极右深深的恨。就算反对M103全是白人法西斯、纳粹和种族分子，我也很想，但绝对不敢，问支持M103的人：
美国911，一天杀死3000人的，是信仰法西斯的人干的吗？
法国巴黎，一晚上打死100多人的，是信仰种族优越论的人干的吗？
德国科隆，一晚上性侵几百人的，是信仰纳粹的人干的吗？
….
正在西方和全世界街头杀人的，而且以后必然还要杀人的，不杀人时就一天五次咒人死的，不是法西斯、不是纳粹、不是种族分子、不是极右。
这就像一个人，不担心一条正在咬他的狗，却老担心别的狗以后会不会咬他。他不是智商有问题，就是精神有问题。而政府要出台M103动议，最终可能会导致立法禁止批评伊斯兰，竟然获得如此多的大众支持，这不仅是个智商问题、心理问题，还是个教育问题。因为，他们显然在学校里没有学过，或者学过完全忘记了这样一句名言：
任何禁止批评的东西，必然是邪恶的。
附组织者的网站，上面有不少本次全国各地抗议集会的文字、照片和视频：
No long ago a private motion M-103 was proposed by a Muslim MP, attempting to stop, probably eventually criminalize criticism to Islam. Many people believe that this is a threat to freedom of speech. An organization called Canadian Coalition of Concerned Citizens organizes rallies in 66 Canadian cities at noon of Saturday March 4. Also there are lots of people, maybe more people, believe that M-103 is to protect Muslim. They would hold counter-rallies at the same time in the same place.
It was a Saturday. I had nothing more important than freedom of speech. Therefore I decided to go to see who are supporting and who are against M-103.
In Toronto, both the rally and counter-rally would be held at the City Hall Square. Where I arrived at 11:30, there were already many people, probably several hundred people, gathering around the stage on the square. There were speeches, applauding and drumming. It sounded very energetic. I walked around and found that all placards were supporting M-103. About half of them were to show affection to Muslim, such as refuge welcome, Muslim refuge welcome, fight Islamophobia, Love, No Hatred, Muslims are our brother, Islam is a peaceful religion, etc. Another half of placards were about fighting for Muslims. Below are pictures of some placards.
Before I arrived, I was expecting to see lots of Muslims, black people and other minority race groups as M-103 supporters. To the contrast, most of the M-103 supporters at the square are white people, young white guys and girls! Among them there were many young white girls by themselves. I focused too much on the placards and somehow forgot to take pictures of the people. What I could found in my photos were only this one:
I continued to walk around in the crowd. Interestingly I found a young guy showing his support to Donald Trump:
It was almost 12pm, the scheduled time of the Anti-M-103 rally. But besides this young Trump supporter, I hadn't found any other people against M-103.
Were they terrified already? Did they change the location? I checked their website from my phone, trying to figure out. Then I heard the sound of loud speakers from a corner of the square. Almost immediately, the crowd surrounding the stage turned and rushed towards that corner, shouting "Fascist".
The anti-M-103 rally started right on time. The M-103 supporters also started to assault on time. Before I reached that corner, I already saw M-103 supporters beating M-103 protesters. The police arrested two young white guys right away. Later there were a few more assaults, all by those M-103 supporters.
Also on the square, there were a number of people wearing black and having their face covered. They appeared to be ready to assault other people. Several policemen had been monitoring them alertly.
(In the evening I watched TV news from two separate channels. Both mentioned the assaults, but neither channel mentioned that which side assaulted which side.)
When I got close to the anti-M-103 rally, the police had already set up a barrier with police bikes, the M-103 protesters were surrounded. Seeing my Chinese face, the police let me go through the barrier without any question. Probably they knew that I would not make any trouble no matter which side I was with, they even let me getting in and out many times. But other people, white and black, were not allowed to get in. A white guy was obviously angry about that and argued with the police.
Below are photos I took inside the "Inner Circle". There were only about 30 people.
The M-103 protesters started their rally with the Canadian anthem. They also displayed Canadian flags. I noticed that although the other side, the M-103 supporters, were of hundreds of people, none of them displayed the Canadian flag.
Following the anthem were the speeches. To my surprise, all speakers, all anti-M-103 speakers, were Muslim. There were no white people giving a speech!
In this photo, the lady in front of the red hat was a Muslim. She was speaking about the truth of Islam.
In the photo below, this face-covered Muslim lady was giving a speech. Don't assume that she was recommending Islam for being peaceful or tolerating or loving. She was accusing! She was accusing that she was forced to marry at a very young age, by Islamic law, to marry a man she never knew or met before; She was accusing that she had been beaten simply because she once refused to wear the robe and cover her face. To show her sarcasm she put on the full-cover dress today. Ironically, on the side of M-103 supporters, none of them wore a Muslim full-cover dress like her.
One of my favourite slogan: Truth: the new hate speech.
To my surprise again, among those who support freedom of speech and against M-103, there were East Indians. There were a few in the rally. Below is one of them.
This photo was taken when I was outside the barrier. Another Indian was debating with a white. It's quite shocking to hear a white accusing an Indian being fascist and racist. It also sounded creative!
Another surprise to me is an old Chinese granny. She surported freedom of speech. In the photo she was debating with a few young white people. What's on her placard was also my favourite: Free to Criticize.
Outside the barrier, those shouting slogans and debating with M-103 protesters were basically young white people, while those M-103 supporters who were of minority races stayed behind them, drumming to support those young white people.
However in the TV news, on the side of M-103 supporters, the reporters only interviewed minority races people; while on the side of M-103 protesters, the interviews were only with white people. In the TV news you cannot see those Muslims, Indians, and the Chinese granny who were protesting and calling for freedom of speech, let alone the Muslim lady giving speech accusing Islam. If you only watch TV news, you would see only minority races M-103 supporters protesting against white people. However, the reality was exactly on the contrary!
Kudos to the police, who effectively protected the right of peaceful assembly of those M-103 protesters. The other side, the M-103 supporters, were of at least 10 times more people. They had nothing to worry about.
Besides policemen on foot and on bike, there were also two groups of mounted police. It was really effective. The big horses were able to calm down the chaos immediately.
At the end, the police escorted M-103 protesters leaving the square and made sure they were not traced. After the protesters left, all M-103 protesting placards were destroyed by the young white guys from the other side.
In this photo, the policemen were protecting the last few protesters.
Personally I regard this anti-M-103 rally a big success. They didn't use any so-called extreme slogan at all. None of the speakers were white people. Obviously the media have been trying to label this rally as anti-muslim or anti-immigration, they were not able to do so to this rally.
Being at the scene, I deeply felt those young white people who labelled themselves as "Love, Not Hatred", actually showed tremendous hatred towards "fascists, nazi, racists and far righties". Hoever, even if all M-103 protesters were "fascists, nazi, racists and far righties", Have they thought about the follow questions:
Was the September 11 attack in New York, which killed 2996 and injured another 6000+ innocent people, done by someone who believed in Fascism?
Were the November 2015 Paris attacks, which killed 130 and injured 368 people, done by racists?
Were the mass sexual assaults in four German cities in the 2016 new year's eve, with nearly 2000 female victims, done by people believed in Nazism?
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It's so unbelievable that so many people are supporting M-103, which would lead to prohibition of criticism to Islam. It's not only an IQ issue or a mental issue. It's also an educational issue. Because,
Anything not criticizable must be evil.
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